Sensual — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by the appetites and passions of the body

sexually exciting or gratifying

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛnʃuːəl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛnsjuːəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛnsjuːəl/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɛnʃuːəl/.

Examples

animal instincts
carnal knowledge
fleshly desire

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

animal fleshly carnal sultry

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by the appetites and passions of the body “animal instincts”
adjective	sexually exciting or gratifying “sensual excesses”

Word Forms

animality	noun	the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect
carnalize	verb	debase through carnal gratification
carnality	noun	feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
sensualness	noun	desire for sensual pleasures
sensuality	noun	desire for sensual pleasures
sultriness	noun	the quality of expressing or arousing sexual desire

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sinnlich

geprägt von den Begierden und Leidenschaften des Körpers

🇫🇷French

sensuel

marqué par les appétits et les passions du corps

🇮🇹Italian

sensuale

segnato dagli appetiti e dalle passioni del corpo

🇳🇱Dutch

sensueel

gekenmerkt door de begeerten en hartstochten van het lichaam

🇷🇺Russian

чувственный

отмечен аппетитами и страстями тела

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कामुक

शरीर की भूख और जुनून द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

কামুক

শরীরের ক্ষুধা এবং আবেগ দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

சிற்றின்ப

உடலின் பசி மற்றும் உணர்ச்சிகளால் குறிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇంద్రియ సంబంధమైన

శరీరం యొక్క ఆకలి మరియు కోరికల ద్వారా గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

कामुक

शरीराच्या भूक आणि आकांक्षा द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિષયાસક્ત

શરીરની ભૂખ અને જુસ્સો દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಂದ್ರಿಯ

ದೇಹದ ಹಸಿವು ಮತ್ತು ಭಾವೋದ್ರೇಕಗಳಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇന്ദ്രിയപരം

ശരീരത്തിൻ്റെ വിശപ്പുകളാലും അഭിനിവേശങ്ങളാലും അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਵੇਦੀ

ਸਰੀਰ ਦੀ ਭੁੱਖ ਅਤੇ ਜਨੂੰਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

جنسی

جسم کی بھوک اور جذبات سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

感性的

以身体的食欲和激情为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

官能的な

体の食欲と情熱によって特徴づけられる

🇰🇷Korean

관능적인

신체의 식욕과 정욕으로 표시됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gợi cảm

được đánh dấu bằng sự thèm ăn và đam mê của cơ thể

🇹🇭Thai

ราคะ

บ่งบอกถึงความอยากและกิเลสตัณหาของร่างกาย

🇵🇭Filipino

senswal

minarkahan ng mga gana at hilig ng katawan

🇲🇾Malay

berahi

ditandai dengan selera dan nafsu badan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حسي

🇮🇷Persian

حسی

با اشتها و اشتیاق بدن مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

şehvetli

bedenin arzuları ve tutkuları tarafından işaretlenir

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוּשָׁנִי

מסומן על ידי התיאבון והתשוקות של הגוף

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